Book

Life and customs: the circumstances of Malay life, the kampong, the house, furniture, dress, food

Printed by J. E. Wallace at the F. M. S. Govt. Press (2)Published In 1925 • Pages: iii, 89

By: Winstedt, Richard.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study - Part II of 3 papers on Malay life and customs describes the kampong, the Malay house and its equipment as they appear today and traces the influences which have affected their development. Distinctions are drawn throughout between the possessions and customs of the Sultan, lesser royalty and the people. The discussion of dress includes descriptions of various garments and the materials of which they are made and of special costumes such as the wedding dress. The section on food covers food preferences and its preparation (including several recipes). The appendix contains Malay texts describing the Sultan's regalia, etc. A glossary of native terms will be found in footnotes throughout the text.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Settlement patterns
Grounds
Dwellings
Special garments
Classes
Water supply
Food preparation
Outbuildings
Visiting and hospitality
Eating
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Malays
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Government Official
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
B. P. Emerson ; 1955
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
No date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1925
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Malaysia
NotesAdditional notes
[by] R. O. Winstedt
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Malays (Asian people)